(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.),
speaking on “MSNBC Live” on Jan. 16 said that “some of the southern
areas have cultures that we have to overcome” when it comes to gun
control.
Rangel was asked by anchor Thomas Roberts whether new gun control
measures passed in New York State should serve as models for other
states:
“If you’re proud of what New York has done, obviously there is not
going to be any perfect policy or perfect law that everybody is going
to agree on from both sides saying that this is key perfection but do
you think that New York, and what has been done in this state, could be
used as a role model for other states that would like to enact
something of New York’s model?”
Rangel responded by saying: “Well I hope so. New York is a little
different and more progressive in a lot of areas than some other states
and some of the southern areas have cultures that we have to overcome.”
He added: “But we do have a model set of what Republicans and Democrats, Conservatives and Liberals have come together and put the party labels behind them and come forward with something that says ‘Hey, we may disagree, but one thing is clear that we have to do something' and that’s exactly what they have done.’”
Last week, New York State passed stricter gun control measures in
response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 14. The
new law calls for an expanded assault weapons ban, and a new
registration of already owned semi-automatic weapons.
The new law also calls for a limit of seven rounds on magazine clips
and for mental health and law enforcement officials to be informed when
it is believed that a patient is likely to be a danger to themselves
or others.
The bill passed the New York State Senate by a vote of 43-18 and the
Assembly by a vote of 104-43. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill
into law on Jan 15.
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